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37 worker unions support Bharat Bandh, ask for rise in wages

Updated on: 22 February,2013 08:01 AM IST  | 
A Correspondent |

Thirty-seven worker unions ufffd including Bank Federation, Maharashtra Nurses Federation and State Revenue Employee's Organisation ufffd held a morcha at the District Collector office yesterday in support of the nation-wide Bharat Bandh called by trade unions against anti-labour policies of the government.

37 worker unions support Bharat Bandh, ask for rise in wages

The morcha began at Workers Commissionrate (Kamgar Ayuktalaya) in Shivaji Nagar where over 1,000 workers from government sectors participated in the march. The unions demanded a rise in wages due to ever-rising inflation.u00a0



Raising voices: Kamgar Sanyukta Kruti Samiti, Pimpri-Chinchwad, held a morcha in front of the District Collector office yesterday. Pic/ Krunal Gosavi


However, road transport and medical services remained unaffected. Only all nationalised banks in the city were closed for two days.u00a0


“As it was a bank holiday on February 19 due to Shiv Jayanti, the banks were closed for three days. We loaded around Rs 3 crore in 40 ATM centres and I don’t think citizens would have faced any problems,” said a representative of Bank Employee Federation of India. u00a0

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